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In 2021, 111 farmers in cities within Maries County received a total of $347,150 in 148 farm subsidies, a 72.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.3 million in 282 farm subsidies.
Though farm subsidies support agriculture in the U.S., pumping $7 trillion into the economy, they are not without controversy.
The American Action Forum discovered that the most highly subsidized crops - corn, soy, wheat, and rice - are often consumed in highly processed ways, which leads to unhealthy eating habits and obesity, while the fruits and vegetables needed for a healthy diet are rarely subsidized.
"We are consuming more calories, fats, sodium, and sugars, and not enough beneficial nutrients and vitamins," Tara O'Neill Hayes wrote. "It is critical that both policymakers and the American public understand the influence that federal agricultural subsidies have on our food supply and diet and, in turn, our nutrition and health."
Farm subsidies have also been criticized for assisting the highest-earning agricultural businesses, not local farmers on their family farms who are barely getting by.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."
The U.S. has provided farm subsidies since the Great Depression to assist farmers who weather price fluctuations and disasters, to help maintain consistent farming across the country.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy J. Barnhart | $76,076 | $53,758 | -29.3% |
| JB Cattle Company, LLC | $138,743 | $40,389 | -70.9% |
| Henderson Farm Partnership | $110,461 | $24,621 | -77.7% |
| Terry Lynn Feeler | $14,899 | $15,618 | 4.8% |
| Joseph Barnhart | $46,255 | $12,297 | -73.4% |
| David Haller | $54,512 | $8,647 | -84.1% |
| Dallas H Snodgrass Trust | $24,382 | $7,643 | -68.7% |
| Charles Louis Hodapp Jr. | $22,751 | $6,735 | -70.4% |
| Jeffrey S. Stricklan | $23,796 | $6,519 | -72.6% |
| Berry S. Stricklan | $27,243 | $6,324 | -76.8% |
| Wesley Honse | $22,108 | $6,276 | -71.6% |
| Lynn E. Davis | $25,064 | $5,349 | -78.7% |
| Dale A. Bexten | $9,456 | $5,054 | -46.6% |
| Arthur A. Sandbothe | $21,781 | $4,961 | -77.2% |
| Lavern Hutchison | $17,523 | $4,508 | -74.3% |
| Larry Hollis | $23,839 | $3,874 | -83.7% |
| Delmar Feeler Jr. | $2,378 | $3,689 | 55.1% |
| Brandon Dale Shanks | $10,081 | $3,640 | -63.9% |
| Wayne E. James | $17,677 | $3,579 | -79.8% |
| Leonard Weidinger | $16,896 | $3,577 | -78.8% |
| Edward H. Redel | $11,759 | $3,503 | -70.2% |
| Larry C Kampeter | $8,595 | $3,432 | -60.1% |
| Austin Tyler Henderson | $21,311 | $3,310 | -84.5% |
| Chesley Jones | $11,669 | $3,200 | -72.6% |
| Patrick C. Kleffner | $10,280 | $3,155 | -69.3% |
| George E. Davis Jr. | $13,177 | $3,133 | -76.2% |
| Justin C. Harker | $15,073 | $3,035 | -79.9% |
| Roger Honse | $12,389 | $3,019 | -75.6% |
| Donald G. Snodgrass | $10,752 | $2,830 | -73.7% |
| Cory Paul Neier | $37,066 | $2,777 | -92.5% |
| Serena Sale | $2,724 | $2,724 | 0% |
| Delbert Shanks | $6,977 | $2,671 | -61.7% |
| Leo Kleffner Jr. | $12,493 | $2,642 | -78.9% |
| David Honse | $10,636 | $2,616 | -75.4% |
| William M. Meier | $10,142 | $2,497 | -75.4% |
| Gary Lee Honse | $5,154 | $2,412 | -53.2% |
| Charles James Sandbothe | $6,750 | $2,361 | -65% |
| Donald Bade | $14,270 | $2,298 | -83.9% |
| Gregory L. Steffen | $9,268 | $2,269 | -75.5% |
| James E. Ryan | $10,317 | $2,131 | -79.3% |
| Roger E. Steuber | $9,680 | $2,080 | -78.5% |
| Dean Ready | $23,126 | $2,030 | -91.2% |
| Zachary Q. Honse | $9,713 | $2,008 | -79.3% |
| Joe Weidinger | $5,500 | $1,994 | -63.7% |
| Dennis Rowden | $7,557 | $1,902 | -74.8% |
| Roger Rowden | $7,524 | $1,882 | -75% |
| Ronnie E. Thompson | $8,151 | $1,826 | -77.6% |
| Missouri Irrevocable Asset Protection Trust Wesley Hayes and | $17,753 | $1,769 | -90% |
| Christopher Feeler | $9,570 | $1,718 | -82% |
| Dale Eads | $6,930 | $1,691 | -75.6% |
| Gerald Ready | $6,358 | $1,588 | -75% |
| Joseph W. Shockley | $3,571 | $1,585 | -55.6% |
| Leonard M. Ewers | $11,840 | $1,574 | -86.7% |
| Michael L. Nelson | $7,194 | $1,513 | -79% |
| Sylvester A. Sandbothe | $4,455 | $1,446 | -67.5% |
| Denise Wilkinson | $6,776 | $1,372 | -79.8% |
| Pamela James | $5,804 | $1,288 | -77.8% |
| Lucas Wayne Bax | $6,391 | $1,278 | -80% |
| Mark Thomas Pickering | $5,379 | $1,174 | -78.2% |
| Clifford C. Wagner | $957 | $1,158 | 21% |
| Justin Roberson | $2,937 | $1,125 | -61.7% |
| Scott D. Dake | $3,388 | $1,123 | -66.9% |
| Forrest Honse | $3,861 | $1,103 | -71.4% |
| Lawrence Buschmann | $5,989 | $1,086 | -81.9% |
| Kevin Thompson | $1,991 | $1,082 | -45.7% |
| Karen M. Campbell | $7,322 | $1,070 | -85.4% |
| Clifford Wagner | $4,664 | $1,048 | -77.5% |
| Bruce Gregory Struemph | $4,245 | $1,013 | -76.1% |
| Stephen Henry Neubert | $0 | $985 | -- |
| Kenneth L. Toebben | $4,521 | $934 | -79.3% |
| Carl T. Henderson | $1,749 | $914 | -47.7% |
| Eric Dean Juergens | $5,161 | $881 | -82.9% |
| David Bauer | $4,081 | $848 | -79.2% |
| James Sandbothe | $3,014 | $813 | -73% |
| Allen Honse | $4,312 | $796 | -81.5% |
| Matthew Paul Helton | $3,916 | $778 | -80.1% |
| Glen Jason Rowden | $3,476 | $764 | -78% |
| Bryan A. Gillispie | $4,402 | $745 | -83.1% |
| Christopher J. Rowden | $2,794 | $720 | -74.2% |
| Dylan Vance Rowden | $3,718 | $720 | -80.6% |
| Otto Williams | $2,607 | $708 | -72.8% |
| Todd Christopher Feeler | $3,289 | $689 | -79.1% |
| Mark Buschmann | $5,132 | $671 | -86.9% |
| Michael G. Smith | $5,972 | $637 | -89.3% |
| Fred G. Ragan | $2,739 | $623 | -77.3% |
| Calvin Lee Hollis | $3,944 | $604 | -84.7% |
| Jamey Snodgrass | $1,452 | $601 | -58.6% |
| Michael Ewers | $2,892 | $564 | -80.5% |
| Johnnie Hollis | $3,388 | $562 | -83.4% |
| John David Wulff | $2,453 | $502 | -79.5% |
| Lloyd Honse | $2,024 | $490 | -75.8% |
| Billy Cordsmeyer | $0 | $480 | -- |
| Linsenbardt Properties, LLP | $1,331 | $454 | -65.9% |
| Don W. Schoene | $1,639 | $438 | -73.3% |
| Ronald Rowden | $1,870 | $437 | -76.6% |
| George a Stratman and Nina M Stratman Trust | $1,461 | $420 | -71.3% |
| Duane W. Vanscoy | $1,287 | $394 | -69.4% |
| Herbert V. Rowden | $693 | $362 | -47.8% |
| Mary J. Wieberg | $1,529 | $329 | -78.5% |
| Nancy S. Davis | $1,111 | $318 | -71.4% |
| Bryan Wyss | $917 | $298 | -67.5% |
| Kara Janay Harker | $2,167 | $291 | -86.6% |
| Larry D. Buschmann | $1,692 | $287 | -83% |
| Dana L. Squires | $1,598 | $286 | -82.1% |
| Johnnie D. James | $77 | $248 | 222.1% |
| Gasconade Cattle, LLC | $11,958 | $207 | -98.3% |
| Darren D. Davis | $913 | $204 | -77.7% |
| John A. Duncan | $396 | $195 | -50.8% |
| Steve F. Steinman | $4,553 | $138 | -97% |
| Doris F. Ragan | $193 | $132 | -31.6% |
| Christopher M. John | $1,056 | $84 | -92% |
| Charles Henderson | $701 | $0 | -100% |
| Faith Fellowship Church | $360 | $0 | -100% |
| Garrett Wade Honse | $399 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Bernard Stratman | $2,145 | $0 | -100% |
| James K. Caillouet | $70 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith Feeler | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan D. Betzner | $15,816 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,279,087 | $347,150 | -72.9% |
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